A family of six took a day off from work and school today to cope with the shock following an attempted break-in at their Clyde residence.

Surveillance footage captured two masked individuals trying to forcefully enter the home just before 3 a.m.

This incident marks the fifth time in three years that the home has been targeted. The ongoing trauma has led the family to contemplate putting their house on the market, as they shared with 9News.

“The entire family is devastated and fearful,” the father, Reynold, expressed to 9News.

“I’m extremely upset and saddened by this occurrence,” he added.

The sound of shattered glass and a security alarm woke the residents up.

When they went outside to check out the noise, the offenders chased them back to the door.

A teenage son armed himself with a cricket bat during the incident as a grandfather yelled through the window.

One of the would-be home invaders was armed with a knife.

The front door was held closed as the family screamed for help.

“I still want to believe its a dream, I had a bad dream and nothing has happened,” Reynold said.

“If we hadn’t have shut that door and you know … four of us pushing against the door, they would’ve knifed one of my kids.”

The offenders fled the scene in a waiting car without taking anything.

The mother and father suffered cuts on their feet from the broken glass.

It’s also scarred the family emotionally.

Reynold and his family installed CCTV cameras after the previous four attacks, hoping it might keep them safe.

But the repeated attacks have terrified them so much they want to move suburbs.

Anyone with information can contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000.